Question

How are the absolute maximum and absolute minimum determined after evaluating \[f(x)\] at all critical points and endpoints?

Options

• Only endpoint values are compared.

• Every critical-point value is an absolute maximum.

• The first value is the absolute maximum, and the last value is the absolute minimum.

• The highest value is the absolute maximum, and the lowest value is the absolute minimum.

Answer 1

All calculated function values are compared. The greatest value is the absolute maximum, while the least value is the absolute minimum.